note about the last chapter: guys, the maternity dress was pretty much solely for comedic effect. no need to worry about it ;)
This is set after the Heroes of Olympus saga has been completed with, hopefully, a happy ending.
He's not jealous. He's not, he's not, he's not.
Percy Jackson doesn't get jealous.
Especially not over random blond boys with a ridiculously charming smile aimed right at his girlfriend, who's laughing and why is she laughing, she's not supposed to laugh at some other guy's lame jokes, she's Annabeth.
She's his girlfriend.
Percy storms forward. How is it that it hasn't even been a day since he saved the world – again – and there are already guys flirting with his girlfriend?
"Annabeth!" he calls as soon as he's within hearing distance, and she turns. The smile on her face remains, but the guy she'd been talking with falters in his grin when he sees him coming towards them. Percy tries not to feel satisfied, but it's hard.
"Hey, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth greets, grinning at him. "Have you met James? He's a kid of Apollo – the Roman Apollo, I mean."
"Is there a difference?" Percy asks, glancing at James and resisting the urge to add "He's equally annoying in both forms."
"A bit," James shrugs. "Well, uh, I'll see you guys later. Enjoy the party." And then he disappears into the crowd, leaving Percy alone with Annabeth and feeling extremely self-satisfied. Although, if this whole saving-the-world thing meant people were scared of him, well, that'd be a problem.
"Percy, did you scare him away on purpose?" Annabeth demands, interrupting his musings, but it sounds like she's trying to hold back laughter. "That wasn't very nice."
"Sorry," he says, completely unapologetically, gathering her in his arms and pressing a kiss into her curls. "But he was flirting with you."
Annabeth snorts. "No, he wasn't. You're paranoid."
"I'm not!" Percy insists, blushing. "I just…hey, you look pretty, okay? And you've had quite a few admirers tonight, in case you hadn't noticed."
Annabeth laughs, shoving his chest gently. "Thanks, Seaweed Brain, but seriously now. What do you have to worry about, anyway?"
He flashes her his most charming grin. "Nothing?" he suggests.
"You're horrible," she announces.
"You love me," he counters, and kisses her before she can retort.
(Nobody comes to flirt with her again that night. This may or may not be entirely Percy's fault.)
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